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2020-2021 AITC Program Book
U of I Extension Marshall-Putnam Unit Ag in the Classroom Program 504 Front St. Suit 4 Henry, IL 61537 (309) 364 –2356 Fax: (309) 364-2804 Email: anholler@illinois.edu Welcome to the school year 2020 –2021! It is invigorating to be at the beginning of a brand new year anticipating the ideas and activities that will unfold during the year. The University of Illinois Extension Marshall-Putnam Ag in the Classroom Program may be able to help you with some new ex- periences for your class. What exactly is the Ag in the Classroom Program? Briefly stated, this program supplies resource materials and assistance educators in ways to incorporate agriculture in their daily studies. Ag Literacy Program Presentations around 30 min long are among the popular items we provide. I will come in the class- room, the educator must be present when a lesson is being taught. I may have volunteers come in and assist me when doing some of these programs. There are many topics to choose from and those topics can be molded around your current topic of study. We can work together to put something in place that relates to agriculture if you are wanting to do so. This program is designed to acquaint students with all kinds of fascinating information about the world of agriculture. You can check out any of the 10 Agriscience kits for 2 weeks. Everything needed to perform several hands-on activities is included in each kit. Your students will love work- ing through the activities. If you want assistance in presenting the material check with me! Be sure to read about the kit descriptions. There are 6 AgriLearning kits available for teachers in the lower elementary grades (K – 4). These kits are meant to be resources for Ag themes and contain a video, books, many ideas for activities and some consumables. Read about their descriptions in the following information. Check out time will be limited to 1 week unless no other requests are received. This is especially im- portant for the seasonal themes. Be sure to get your reservation in early for the popular fall topics of apples and pumpkins. You will enjoy having all this material in one place. All this material is available for your use at no charge! I will deliver and pick up kits for you. You never have to leave your building (except to go home)! I also have several programs that I am pre- pared to present to your students. If you have other Ag topics you would like to see covered, let me know. I wish each of you an uplifting year as you teach the youth of Marshall-Putnam. If there is anyway I can as- sist you in that endeavor, please call! For the Kids! Abrianne Holler M-P Ag in the Classroom Coordinator
I would like to thank all of the educators last year who used my Ag- Bag materials and supplemental materials during COVID-19. Also to those who got to have lessons in their classrooms before the pandem- ic hit. I would invite any feedback that you may have. I am looking forward to getting into the classrooms and teaching along with the students. This will be my “first” year of doing Marshall-Putnam Ag in the Classroom programs. If Julie made modifications for your classroom on certain lessons, feel free to let me know ahead of time so I can make the modifications that are necessary. Always feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Abrianne Holler Ag in the Classroom community worker University of Illinois Extension Serving Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall & Putnam Counties Marshall-Putnam Extension office 509 Front St. STE 4| Henry, IL 61537 Phone: (309) 364.2356 anholler@illinois.edu
M-P Ag in the Classroom Program
Presentations are approximately 30 minutes long, unless otherwise indicated.
If you are teaching topics that connect with agriculture, yet are not listed here, AITC has other
programs that may fit your needs. Some programs are interchangeable between grades. Check out
kits for two weeks. All kits and resources are delivered and picked up at your school.
Grade Description
√ Preschool
Visits from Farmer Mac Farmer Mac, the puppet, teaches about a variety
of farm topics from harvest to farm animals
Teacher Special Request Many topics tie agriculture with your curriculum.
Please contact me for information.
√ Kindergarten
Taste of Apples - September/October After tasting 4 different varieties of apples,
students rate their preferences with a simple
graph.
What’s in My Cheeseburger? - Students identify original source of every food
November that makes up a hamburger sandwich.
Time for Cranberries - December How do cranberries grow? What do cranberries
taste like? What are some cranberry experi-
ments…we will find out!
Who Grew My Soup? –January This delightful story encourages a discussion of
trying new foods for better health. Students make
a tomato spinner that sequences the key points.
Beautiful Bovine - February By turning a student into a cow we identify key
parts of a cow and how they function for the cow.
April Foolishness - March All the animals on the farm are acting strange.
We will find out why and along the way learn how
these animals contribute to our breakfast.
The Bean Book- May Students explore the inside of a lima bean and
make a booklet that describes each part of a seed.
Teacher Special Request Many topics tie agriculture with your curriculum.
Please contact me for information.
√ Grade 1
Taco Ag - September Can we find agriculture in our tacos? Absolutely.
Students will make a visual of an agriculture taco.
The Pumpkin Life Cycle – October From seed to pumpkin, students learn how pump-
kins are grown. They make a pumpkin book.
Turkey Time – November This lesson teaches about wild and commercial
turkeys; Students try writing with a real quill.
Where Do You Get Those Blue Jeans?- Cotton is a plant most of our students have never
January seen. Students explore a cotton boll and make a
sequence book from cotton to blue jeans.√ Grade 1 Continued
George Washington Carver – February Celebrating Black History, students learn about
the contributions of this great American scientist.
Very Hungry Illinois Caterpillar - Illinois grows many specialty crops in addition to
March corn & soybeans. Students make lifecycle of a
Monarch visual
The Bee Promenade - May Students participate in acting out the roles bees
take in a colony.
√ Grade 2
What’s in Your Lunchbox? September My Plate can be a guide for a healthy lunch. Stu-
dents make their own paper lunchbox and fill it
with examples from every food category.
Soybeans A to Z – October Students explore soybeans and take part in a
demonstration of soy lip balm
Farm Animal Accordion Books – Students fill accordion books with information
Nov/Dec they gather from reading charts about farm
animals
Popcorn: Illinois’s State Snack - Janu- Students learn about (and taste) our state snack
ary
Farmer President - February George Washington was an avid farmer. Learn
about what crops he grew. Focus on wheat.
Water Cycle - March Students make soda bottle terrariums as they
learn about needs of plants.
Beefo Bingo - May The many uses for beef and beef byproducts are
discovered by playing simple game.
Many topics tie agriculture with your curriculum.
Teacher Special Request Please contact me for information.
The following program topics are for suggested grades but may fit in
curriculums of different grades.
Please consider what ties in with your classroom studies.
√ Grade 3
Oinko Bingo Students learn of the many by-products of pork by
playing this game
Turkey Trouble Escape Box Working in groups, students solve clues to open
2 breakout boxes
Cranberry Science Use acidic properties of cranberries to test for
acids and bases
Simple Machines Identifying simple machines; making model samples
Squishy Circuits Making simple circuits using playdough
Garden in A Glove Students observe the germination of 5 different
garden seeds; They chart their observations
Teacher Special Requests Many topics tie agriculture with your curriculum.
Please contact me for information.Grade 4
Corn- Our Renewable Resource Corn is a renewable resource; Students make corn
plastic.
Wool Students will ply wool and make a bracelet
Design an Insect What makes an insect an insect? Students will learn
the parts of an insect, discuss their habitat and create
a unique insect using that information.
Whatever Happened to B.B. Wolf? Escape Working in groups, students solve clues to open 2
Box Activity locked boxes. Along the way, students learn many facts
about pigs.
Pumpkin Patch Pie Illinois is the largest pumpkin growing state. Stu-
dents will learn about this commodity and
make pumpkin pie in a bag.
Soil Exploration Students learn about soil properties, explore soil tex-
tures firsthand and make an edible soil profile.
Every Tree for Itself This interactive activity helps students learn tree
parts and functions
Illinois Topography An overview of Illinois’s Natural Divisions due to glac-
ier movements; Students make a
topographical map of Illinois
Illinois Mapping What are some of the commodities unique to Illinois?
Students discover where some of Illinois
commodities and original products originated.
Teacher Special Request Many topics tie agriculture with your curriculum.
Please contact me for information.
Grade 5
The Science of Coagulation: Making Students learn about the chemical process that caus-
Cottage Cheese es milk to coagulate as they work in groups to make
this simple cheese.
Incredible Journey With a roll of the die, students follow the movement
of a molecule of water in the water cycle;
Ooblick and Gluep Students explore properties of solids, liquids, and pol-
ymers as they make their own silly putty.
Absorbency and Saturation at the Ag Working in groups, students follow scientific proce-
Research Lab dures to determine the amount of water to saturate
4 unknown substances
O-Wing Experiment Students construct and test o-wings of various siz-
es to determine their flight distance.
Water We Drink Students will observe filtering process of water, dis-
cuss a watershed
Biotechnology in Your Lunchbox Basic information about DNA and biotechnology; Stu-
dents extract DNA from strawberries.
Soil Escape Box – (45 Minutes) Students work in teams, solving problems to unlock
the box. Practices critical thinking skills.
Teacher Special Request Many topics tie agriculture with your curriculum.
Please contact me for information.All the resources you need to hatch chicks in the
√ Embryology Unit classroom. Includes incubator, egg turner, 1 dozen
fertilized eggs’
√ AgriLearning Kits (K-6) Description
Getting to the Core: Apples and Or- Books, activities, lessons, posters
chards
Pumpkin Patch: A Vine Through Time Books, activities, lessons, posters
Unraveling Fibers: More Than Just Books, activities, lessons, posters
Clothes
Eggsploring Poultry: Cracking the Egg Books, activities, lessons, posters
Dairy Cow Capers: Exploring dairy Books, activities, lessons, posters
Farming and Nutrition
Pondering Pizza: A Slice of Agriculture Books, activities, lessons, posters
√ Additional Ag Kits Description
Candy and Other Sweet Treats Books, activities, lessons
Seasons on the Farm Ag Activities based on the four seasons
Adventures Around the Farm Lots of farm activities for younger children/
A Hog Ate My Homework (Grade 2-6) Activities to accompany book by Gary
Metivier.
Soil Erosion Six “missions” for students to work through
about soil
Wheat Books, activities, lessons, posters
Agricultural Tub of Books Assorted books on agriculture
√ Agri-Resource Kits (K-5) √
Bees, Butterflies & Insects Pigs
Corn Weather
Corn to Ethanol Model Wool
Horses
IDNR Field Trip Back Pack√ mAGic Kits (4+) √
Dairy Plant
Illinois Poultry
Insect Soil
Machine
√ AgMags √ Available in print or online version
Beef Corn
Dairy Horse *NEW*
Illinois History Nutrition
Pizza Pork
Seasons Soil
Soybeans Wheat
Urban Apple
Careers Horticulture
Livestock Renewable Energy
Specialty Crops Pollinators
Poultry *NEW* Pumpkin
Tree Water
Ag Innovations Natural Resource
Sheep Cotton
Bee Plant Breeding
School Garden Energy
Food Waste Entomology
Snacks Topics you would like me to look into:
√ X
Terra Nova Pages (4th grade + reading level), I
am able to look into what topics are available and
report to you if you would like to use them.Online interactive AgMags are provided both by the Illinois
Ag in the Classroom along with the American Farm Bureau
Association.
http://agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/AgMags.shtml
https://www.agfoundation.org/ag-lit-catalog/list?category=187
http://agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/terra_nova.shtml
This year I am going to be offering virtual lessons via
Zoom.
I will send you a link for the Zoom Meeting
I will provide the materials needed in advance, so
students will have them
It will last around 30 min or less for each topic
** If you would like to do this make a not on the bottom
of this page along with the lesson you are wanting. You
could also email me with it.
~~If you have any questions at all please email me
at anholler@illinois.edu or give me a call at the of-
fice at 309.364.2356University of Illinois Extension PH: 309.364.2356
Marshall-Putnam Ag in the Classroom FAX: 309.364.2804
509 Front Street, Suite 4 EMAIL: anholler@illinois.edu
Henry, Il 61537
School: ____________________________________________ Grade:_________________________________
Teacher(s):____________________________________________________________________________________
Email(S): _____________________________________________________________________________________
Best day/time for presentations: __________________________________________________________________
Best time to call you:____________________________________________________________________________
Special needs of any students: ____________________________________________________________________
Presentation Date & Time
Total Number of Students:
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